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· Rebecca Moon
Nearly 300 Korean adoptees demand S. Korea investigate falsified adoption documents
Nearly 300 Korean adoptees have called for the South Korean government to investigate falsified adoption documents that mask their real identities. The 283 complaints that were filed have pointed out lost or distorted information. Some adoptees found that their identities were…
· Bryan Ke
Hyun Sook Han, adoption trailblazer who helped connect Korean adoptees and families, dies at 83
A Korean social worker who dedicated her life to helping build families through international adoption has died at 83. What happened: Hyun Sook Han, affectionately known by friends and family as Mrs. Han, passed away from kidney cancer in her home in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Nov.…
· Bryan Ke
Netherlands Stops Adoptions from South Asian Countries After 30 Years of Abuses Revealed
The Netherlands has suspended all international adoptions after a government investigation uncovered over three decades of abuses, including coercing or paying foreign mothers to give up their children. The investigation started after an increasing number of adoptees looked into…
· Ryan General
British Sikh Couple Told By Adoption Service That They Cannot Adopt a White Child
A British-born Sikh couple who were denied to adopt a White child due to their Indian heritage has taken the local Royal Borough council and its adoption service to court. Sandeep and Reena Mander have alleged that their local Berkshire adoption service told them that their…
· Ryan General
American Adoptee Deported by the U.S. Sues South Korean Government, Adoption Agency
Adam Crapser, the 43-year-old adoptee who was deported to South Korea in 2016 after spending most of his life in the United States, is now suing the South Korean government and the agency which processed his adoption. Adopted by an abusive couple in 1979 when he was three…
· Bryan Ke
Heartbreaking Moment a Stray Dog Watches Her Puppy Taken Away for Adoption
A heartbreaking moment was recently caught on video in China where a mother stray dog says her farewell to her puppy as the little pooch gets taken away for adoption. The clip, which was shared through Chinese media sharing platform Pear Video, shows the mama pooch as she…
· Carl Samson
Taiwan draws nearly 180,000 in Asia’s largest Pride march yet
An estimated 176,000 people attended this year’s Pride parade in Taiwan, marking the largest Pride march in Asia to date. About the event: The parade, which was in its 21st year, began and ended in front of the Taipei City Government on Oct. 28, as per Taiwan News. With the…
· Ryan General
Honda, Toyota express skepticism about EVs amid industry downturn
Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda shared that the industry should not solely rely on EVs to achieve environmental sustainability
· Bryan Ke
Watch: Man braves narrow street drain to save kittens during heavy rain in Malaysia
A Malaysian man is being called a hero for submerging his entire body in dirty rainwater to save a couple of trapped kittens. What happened: The brave act was filmed and later shared by Noreenrizan, the owner of pet supply store Kittycat Grocery in Subang Jaya, Malaysia, on…
· Ryan General
A S. Korean dog meat farmer was convinced to surrender 200 dogs after 3 decades
What used to be filled with rusted and filthy cages, his property has now been transformed into a field filled with crops such as sweet potatoes, peppers, cabbage, and beans
· Ryan General
How chopsticks went from ancient kitchen tools to eating utensils
The shift from using chopsticks for cooking to eating came around 400 A.D.
· Bryan Ke
Taiwan passes bill that allows same-sex couples to adopt children
Taiwan’s legislature has passed an amendment that will grant same-sex couples the right to jointly adopt children. The amendment was passed on May 16, a week before the fourth anniversary when Taiwan made it legal for same-sex couples to marry in the island nation, the first of…
· Bryan Ke
Asia’s richest man to enter genetic testing market with $145 kits
Indian billionaire and Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, is preparing to launch a comprehensive genome testing kits billed as the cheapest ones available in India – and possibly even the world. Developed by Strand Life Sciences, a company acquired by Ambani’s Reliance…
· Ana Yoo
‘I miss my children so much’: Why an American father is walking endlessly on a treadmill in Seoul
In various locations across South Korea’s capital, John Sichi has been walking miles on a treadmill in a desperate effort to draw attention to the abduction of his two young children, who he claims were taken from their home in San Francisco and brought to Seoul by their mother…
· Carl Samson
Chinese-born woman sues adoptive US parents for using her as a slave, locking her in a ‘dungeon’ for years
A young Chinese American woman is suing her adoptive New Hampshire parents for treating her like a slave for years. The suit, which was filed Monday in Merrimack County Superior Court, also names multiple co-defendants, including the state’s child protection system, the local…
· Bryan Ke
A Chinese woman was told her son was dead. She’s now being sued by his ‘adoptive parents’
Zhang Caihong, a mother from China’s Jiangsu province who has found her stolen long-lost son, is now being sued by his “adoptive” parents. Around 17 years ago, Zhang was reportedly informed by her cousin’s sister-in-law that her newborn son had frozen to death. Almost two…
· Michelle De Pacina
Woman sparks outrage in China after throwing puppy out fourth-floor window during fight
In a viral video circulating on Chinese social media, a woman pushes a Labrador retriever out of a window from her fourth-floor apartment window during an argument with her husband. The dog was injured after landing on a car below. It has since recovered from its injuries,…
· Michelle De Pacina
Woman in China horrified after man adopts her dog and threatens to butcher it if she won’t pay ransom
Chen, a woman from Shenzhen in southern China, adopted out her 2-year-old dog, Duogao, to a man who later tried to extort 5,000 yuan (approximately $719) from her by threatening to kill the dog for its meat. Chen did not pay the ransom. She decided to go to the man’s apartment,…
· Ryan General
India’s Supreme Court widens definition of ‘family’ to include unmarried and queer couples
India's Supreme Court has ruled that familial relationships may take the form of domestic, unmarried partnerships or queer relationships, effectively expanding the country’s definition of what constitutes a “family.” The verdict was made during the hearing of a nurse named…
· Rebecca Moon
Viral dashcam video shows small pet dog being abandoned in middle of crowded road in China
A heartbreaking video of a small dog being dumped from a car into the middle of a busy road in China has gone viral, prompting a police search for the suspect. Taken by the dash cam of another car, the video shows the driver opening their car door and dropping a small white dog…